Vegan applesauce muffins for a breakfast favorite on Meatless Monday

My grandmother made some of the best comfort food I've ever tasted -- and these homemade applesauce muffins are one of my favorites. I loved rolling out of bed at her house to the smell of fresh-baked muffins ready to be dipped in butter, cinnamon and sugar, and scarfed in preparation for the day. She always used her homemade applesauce -- which makes everything so much better -- in the muffins; I modernized the recipe (with started with my mom's college roommate) by replacing the milk, egg and butter with vegan options so that my plant-based compatriots can enjoy them, too!

Amber Taufen has been writing about people, places and things in Denver since 2005. Born and raised (mostly) in Colorado, she has covered the music, food, arts and cannabis beats for Westword. She works as an editor, writer, and production and process guru out of her home office in the foothills.